First-Class Cricket Matches 1924

ESSEX v SOUTH AFRICANS Played at Garrison A Cricket Ground, Colchester, June 18, 19, 20, 1924. South Africans won by one wicket. ESSEX 1 C.A.G.Russell c Dixon b Pegler 34 c Dixon b Carter 108 2 †F.W.H.Nicholas c Hearne b Meintjes 21 c Hearne b Dixon 50 3 J.R.Freeman b Pegler 6 b Bissett 5 4 J.O’Connor c Susskind b Pegler 3 c Susskind b Carter 51 5 P.A.Perrin c Susskind b Carter 18 lbw b Carter 23 6 G.V.N.Ridley b Meintjes 10 (8) b Carter 4 7 *J.W.H.T.Douglas b Pegler 21 not out 40 8 H.M.Morris c Hearne b Bissett 13 (6) c Susskind b Dixon 6 9 L.C.Eastman c Meintjes b Dixon 10 c Susskind b Carter 23 10 G.M.Louden lbw b Dixon 0 b Bissett 10 11 A.B.Hipkin not out 2 not out 0 Extras b 9, lb 5, w 1, nb 2 17 b 16, lb 5, nb 4 25 —— —— 155 (9 wickets, declared) 345 FoW (1): 1-37, 2-58, 3-64, 4-71, 5-105, 6-113, 7-135, 8-149, 9-150, 10-155 FoW (2): 1-106, 2-138, 3-227, 4-241, 5-252, 6-266, 7-294, 8-330, 9-344 SOUTH AFRICANS 1 *H.W.Taylor b Louden 126 c Nicholas b Louden 18 2 G.A.L.Hearne b O’Connor 43 c Ridley b Hipkin 22 3 †M.J.Susskind b Douglas 10 c Perrin b Russell 1 4 A.W.Nourse b Louden 48 b Louden 36 5 P.A.M.Hands b Russell 2 (6) st Nicholas b O’Connor 64 6 R.H.Catterall b Louden 3 (5) b Louden 6 7 D.J.Meintjes lbw b Louden 0 lbw b Louden 15 8 C.D.Dixon c Douglas b Hipkin 5 b Hipkin 6 9 S.J.Pegler b Louden 4 not out 23 10 C.P.Carter not out 15 c Eastman b Douglas 7 11 G.F.Bissett c Morris b Louden 5 not out 28 Extras b 1, lb 1 2 b 8, lb 5 13 —— —— 263 (9 wickets) 239 FoW (1): 1-117, 2-144, 3-204, 4-209, 5-218, 6-218, 7-239, 8-243, 9-243, 10-263 FoW (2): 1-38, 2-41, 3-47, 4-76, 5-95, 6-155, 7-168, 8-190, 9-207 South Africans Bowling O M R W O M R W Bissett 11 1 23 1 21 3 73 2 Meintjes 24 7 54 2 1w,2nb (3) 9 0 34 0 3nb Pegler 25 15 34 4 (2) 27 12 45 0 Dixon 5.1 1 6 2 29 10 82 2 Carter 11 2 21 1 25 6 70 5 1nb Nourse (6) 6 0 16 0 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Louden 28.4 6 71 6 30 7 82 4 Eastman 15 3 52 0 3 0 19 0 Hipkin 14 1 52 1 23.4 4 76 2 O’Connor 10 1 49 1 (5) 9 2 17 1 Douglas 7 2 24 1 (6) 3 2 13 1 Russell 8 2 13 1 (4) 9 2 19 1 Umpires: H.R.Butt and A.Warren. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: South Africans (1) 157-2 (Taylor 104*, Nourse 0*); 2nd day: Essex (2) 296-7 (Douglas 25*, Eastman 1*). H.W.Taylor’s 126 took 140 minutes and included 17 fours. C.A.G.Russell’s 108 took 180 minutes and included 10 fours.